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Drinking strong coffee before exercising increases fat-burning, new study finds

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228 points curmudgeon22 | 3 comments | 28 Mar 21 17:14 UTC | HN request time: 0.638s | source
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maxrev17 ◴[28 Mar 21 17:34 UTC] No.26612281[source]▶
Be interested to see a percentage increase in fat burning (I.e. is it worth nailing a coffee or not if you are a big fat coder looking to shift a few pounds)
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kec ◴[28 Mar 21 17:44 UTC] No.26612386[source]▶
Exercise is great for general fitness and can give you a slight edge in a calorie deficit but has little impact on weight loss in general. If you want to lose weight by far the easiest and most effective thing you can do is to get your diet under control.
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1. watwut ◴[28 Mar 21 17:47 UTC] No.26612419[source]▶
However, exercise is very important ingredient if your goal is health rather then aesthetic.
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2. umanwizard ◴[28 Mar 21 18:07 UTC] No.26612622[source]▶
It’s probably important in either case.
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3. watwut ◴[28 Mar 21 18:26 UTC] No.26612816[source]▶
Yes, especially if you have passive lifestyle. But it is not all that much how many calories you burn, but about what it does to your body in general.